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Lancaster Cottages, TW10

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Place Name Takes its name from Lancaster House, which was nearby, but actually built on the former grounds of Elleker…

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Kings Road, TW10

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Place Name Unlike King Street this is not named after a specific monarch. It was laid out as a sister…

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King George Square, TW10

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Place Name King George III (June 4, 1738 – January 29, 1820) is, of course, known to history as the mad…

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George Street, W1U

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Place Name King George III (June 4, 1738 – January 29, 1820) is, of course, known to history as the mad…

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Kent Road, TW9

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Place Name A somewhat late recognition of Prince Edward (November 2, 1767 – January 23, 1820), Duke of Kent and Strathearn,…

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Jones Walk, TW10

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Place Name James Green, Judith Filson, and Margaret Watson in The Streets of Richmond and Kew write: “A very small…

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Jocelyn Road, TW9

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Place Name Frances Elizabeth Jocelyn (née Cowper; 1820 – March 26, 1880), Viscountess Jocelyn, was sister – or possibly half-sister…

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Hyde Road, TW10

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Place Name Thought to be named after the mercurial Laurence Hyde (March 1642 – May 2, 1711),  1st Earl of…

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Houblon Road, TW10

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Place Name Sir John Houblon (March 13, 1632 – January 10, 1712) was the first Governor of the Bank of England…

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Holmesdale Road, TW9

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Place Name As with Branstone Road and Lichfield Road, this remembers one of the Selwyn family’s former estates. In this…

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